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Is Volodymyr Zelenskiy justified in accusing Donald Trump of rewarding Vladimir Putin?

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 From Quora ; see also Jean-Marie Valheur  ·  Following all about recent events 10h Is Volodymyr Zelenskiy justified in accusing Donald Trump of rewarding Vladimir Putin? Yes, because he 100% is rewarding Putin? If you lift sanctions on Russian oil and gas, strike a deal to import Russian diesel and pressure Ukraine into not hitting Russian refineries while simultaneously failing to pressure Russia, AT ALL, into no longer hitting the Ukrainian power grid, you are directly aiding Russia, and directly funding the Russian war machine. There is no way to argue against this point, these are the cold hard facts. Now if you take it one step further and you actively get your largest campaign donor, shady South African billionaire Elon Musk, to sabotage Starlink so that the speed of drones flying over Ukrainian territory is greatly reduced and your receptor drones are therefore unable to prevent Russian Shaheds from hitting Ukrainian targets… what on earth should we call this? Re...

Trump Offers Putin Economic Relief in Hopes That Russia Will Return the Favor

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The Trump administration is ignoring the will of Congress and waiving new Russia sanctions amid fears that high energy prices will cost Republicans in next month’s elections. President Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia last year in Alaska. Doug Mills/The New York Times By Alan Rappeport , The New York Times Reporting from Washington Oct. 17, 2026  Updated 5:18 p.m. ET original article contains links For years, critics of President Trump accused him of welcoming help from Russia to tilt elections in his favor. Now, with midterm elections in the United States two weeks away, Mr. Trump is explicitly seeking economic support from Russia. A week ago, the Trump administration announced that it was lifting sanctions on Russian diesel exports. Late on Friday night, the White House released an executive order exempting Russia from a sanctions law that Congress passed last month. The moves were a last-ditch effort to lower the soaring gas prices in America that polls show are tur...